Chris Hunt (badminton)
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Career

Hunt won the gold medal at the European Badminton Championships
European Badminton Championships
The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe . The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition is held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe....

 in men's doubles with Simon Archer
Simon Archer
Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:...

 in 1994
1994 European Badminton Championships
The 14th European Badminton Championships were held in Den Bosch, Netherlands, between 10 and 17 April 1994, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Nederlandse Badminton Bond.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...

 and 1998
1998 European Badminton Championships
The 16th European Badminton Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 18 and 25 April 1998, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Bulgarian Badminton Federation.-Medalists:-Medal account:-Sources:*...

. In 1996
1996 European Badminton Championships
The 15th European Badminton Championships were held in Herning, Denmark, between 13 and 20 April 1996, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...

 they won the bronze medal.

He also in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was held from 28 July to 4 August 1992. Four events were held in the first competition of the sport: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. Badminton was contested in the Pavelló de la...

 in men's doubles, with Andy Goode, and they were defeated in the round of 16 by Lee S. and Shon Jin-hwan
Shon Jin-hwan
-Career:Shon competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Lee Sang-bok. They lost in quarterfinals to Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan, of Indonesia, 15-4, 18-15.-References:*...

. At the 1996 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events held at the previous Games as well as a fifth event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal rather than the awarding of two bronzes.The tournament was single-elimination...

 he competed in men's doubles with Simon Archer
Simon Archer
Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:...

, losing in quarterfinals, and in mixed doubles with Joanne Muggeridge, losing in round of 32. Hunt also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Badminton was held at The Dome and Exhibition Complex at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney from September 17–23, 2000. The competition included five events ....

 in mixed doubles with Donna Kellogg
Donna Kellogg
Donna Victoria Kellogg MBE is an English badminton player. She first played badminton at the age of 10.-Career:Her first representative match for England was against China at the World Championships 1997 in Scotland...

, and they were beaten in the round of 32.

Major achievements

Rank Event Date Venue
European Championships
European Badminton Championships
The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe . The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition is held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe....

1 Men's doubles (with Simon Archer
Simon Archer
Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:...

)
1994
1994 European Badminton Championships
The 14th European Badminton Championships were held in Den Bosch, Netherlands, between 10 and 17 April 1994, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Nederlandse Badminton Bond.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...

Den Bosch, NED
1 Men's doubles (with Simon Archer
Simon Archer
Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:...

)
1998
1998 European Badminton Championships
The 16th European Badminton Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 18 and 25 April 1998, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Bulgarian Badminton Federation.-Medalists:-Medal account:-Sources:*...

Sofia, BUL
3 Men's doubles (with Simon Archer
Simon Archer
Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:...

)
1996
1996 European Badminton Championships
The 15th European Badminton Championships were held in Herning, Denmark, between 13 and 20 April 1996, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...

Herning, DEN
Commonwealth Games
Badminton at the Commonwealth Games
Badminton debuted at the 1966 Commonwealth Games.-Location of the Commonwealth Games:The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of badminton at the Commonwealth Games.-Individual competition:-Medal table:-References:...

1 Mixed doubles (with Gillian Clark
Gillian Clark (badminton)
Gillian Margaret Clark, MBE is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and currently a badminton television commentator.-Career:...

)
1994 Victoria, CAN
2 Men's doubles (with Simon Archer
Simon Archer
Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:...

)
3 Men's doubles (with Simon Archer
Simon Archer
Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:...

)
1998 Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Mixed doubles (with Donna Kellogg
Donna Kellogg
Donna Victoria Kellogg MBE is an English badminton player. She first played badminton at the age of 10.-Career:Her first representative match for England was against China at the World Championships 1997 in Scotland...

)
Open Championships
1 Men's doubles 1991 Spanish International
Spanish International Badminton Tournament
The Spanish International Badminton Tournament is held annually in Madrid since 1974, and is hosted by the Spanish Badminton Federation .- Winners :Below is the list of the past winners in this 21st century.-Successful players:...

1 Men's doubles 1992 Austrian International
Austrian International (badminton)
The Austrian International in badminton is an international open held in Austria since 1965. In the initial years they took place later annually every two years, but since 1973 it has been held annually.-Previous winners:-External links:**...

1 Mixed doubles 1994 Dutch Open
Dutch Open (badminton)
The Dutch Open is an annual badminton tournament held in the Netherlands since 1932 and currently organized by Nederlandse Badminton Bond . It is a part of the European Badminton Circuit.-Past winners:-External links:**...

2 Mixed doubles 1994 All England
All England Open Badminton Championships
The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

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